2003 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship

The 2003 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the sixth edition of the women's field hockey championship organised by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 1 until 13 September 2003 in Barcelona, Spain. This was the last EuroHockey Nations Championship with 12 teams. The 4 teams ending 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th were relegated to the first EuroHockey Nations Trophy. The 8 remaining teams played in the 2005 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship. [1]

2003 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
CityBarcelona
Dates1 – 13 September 2003
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (5th title)
Runner-up Spain
Third place Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored210 (5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Mijntje Donners (11 goals)
1999 (previous) (next) 2005

Qualified teams edit

Format edit

The twelve teams were split into two groups of six teams. The top two teams advanced to the semi-finals in order to determine the winner in a knockout system. The 3rd and 4th placed teams from each pool played for the 5th to 8th place, while the 5th and 6th placed teams from each pool played for the 9th to 12th place. The last four teams were relegated to the EuroHockey Nations Challenge.

Results edit

All times were local (UTC+2).

Preliminary round edit

Pool A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Netherlands 5 5 0 0 40 2 +38 15 Semifinals
2   Spain 5 4 0 1 16 3 +13 12
3   Scotland 5 2 0 3 9 16 −7 6
4   France 5 2 0 3 6 15 −9 6
5   Azerbaijan 5 1 1 3 6 17 −11 4
6   Russia 5 0 1 4 3 27 −24 1
Source: EuroHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
2 September 2003
13:00
Azerbaijan   1–1   Russia
Report
2 September 2003
15:00
France   0–7   Netherlands
Report Donners   7'35'
De Bruijn   22'61'
Lammers   29'32'
Scheepstra   46'
2 September 2003
19:00
Scotland   0–3   Spain
Report

4 September 2003
10:00
Russia   2–6   Scotland
Report
4 September 2003
12:00
Netherlands   12–1   Azerbaijan
Report
4 September 2003
18:00
Spain   5–1   France
Report

5 September 2003
12:00
Scotland   0–7   Netherlands
Report Boomgaardt   11'
Donners   12'32'39'
Lammers   22'45'
Schopman   58'
5 September 2003
17:00
Azerbaijan   1–2   France
Report
5 September 2003
20:00
Russia   0–6   Spain
Report

7 September 2003
10:00
France   1–2   Scotland
Report
7 September 2003
12:00
Spain   1–0   Azerbaijan
Report
7 September 2003
13:00
Netherlands   12–0   Russia
Report

8 September 2003
13:00
Scotland   1–3   Azerbaijan
Report
8 September 2003
15:00
Russia   0–2   France
Report
8 September 2003
17:00
Netherlands   2–1   Spain
Report

Pool B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   England 5 5 0 0 26 1 +25 15 Semifinals
2   Germany 5 4 0 1 25 9 +16 12
3   Ireland 5 2 1 2 4 9 −5 7
4   Ukraine 5 1 2 2 13 20 −7 5
5   Italy 5 1 1 3 8 22 −14 4
6   Wales 5 0 0 5 2 17 −15 0
Source: EuroHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
1 September 2003
11:00
Germany   8–3   Ukraine
Klecker   4'58'
Rinne   21'
Reiter   29'
Ernsting-Krienke   43'67'
Haase   56'
Casaretto   69'
Report Kolomiyets   17'
Salenko   18'
Vynohradova   47'
1 September 2003
15:00
Ireland   1–0   Wales
Report
1 September 2003
18:00
England   8–0   Italy
Report

3 September 2003
10:00
Italy   1–2   Ireland
Report
3 September 2003
13:00
Wales   0–4   Germany
Report Keller   12'38'56'
Böhmert   16'
3 September 2003
17:00
Ukraine   0–5   England
Report

5 September 2003
10:00
England   5–0   Wales
Report
5 September 2003
13:00
Germany   4–0   Ireland
Ernsting-Krienke   7'
Klecker   45'
Reiter   56'
Kollmar   66'
Report
5 September 2003
15:00
Ukraine   4–4   Italy
Report

6 September 2003
15:00
England   5–1   Germany
Grant   12'
Clewlow   33'
Wright   38'
King   39'
J. Smith   63'
Report Rinne   70'
6 September 2003
17:00
Ukraine   1–1   Ireland
Report
6 September 2003
18:00
Wales   0–2   Italy
Report

8 September 2003
09:00
Wales   2–5   Ukraine
Report
8 September 2003
09:00
Ireland   0–3   England
Report
8 September 2003
11:00
Italy   1–8   Germany
Carradori   50' Report Gude   7'46'
Keller   10'45'
Reiter   18'
Klecker   33'
Böhmert   42'
Ernsting-Krienke   62'

fifth to twelfth place classification edit

5th place bracket
 
5th–8th place semifinals5th place
 
      
 
11 September
 
 
  Ukraine3
 
12 September
 
  Scotland2
 
  Ukraine3
 
11 September
 
  Ireland0
 
  Ireland4
 
 
  France2
 
7th place
 
 
11 September
 
 
  Scotland2
 
 
  France1
9th place bracket
 
9th–12th place semifinals9th place
 
      
 
10 September
 
 
  Azerbaijan2
 
12 September
 
  Wales1
 
  Azerbaijan3
 
10 September
 
  Russia2
 
  Russia4
 
 
  Italy1
 
11th place
 
 
12 September
 
 
  Italy3
 
 
  Wales2

5th–8th place semifinals edit

11 September 2003 (2003-09-11)
  Ukraine 3–2   Scotland
11 September 2003 (2003-09-11)
  Ireland 4–2   France

9th–12th place semifinals edit

10 September 2003 (2003-09-10)
  Azerbaijan 2–1   Wales
10 September 2003 (2003-09-10)
  Russia 4–1   Italy

11th place game edit

12 September 2003 (2003-09-12)
  Italy 3–2   Wales

9th place game edit

12 September 2003 (2003-09-12)
  Azerbaijan 3–2   Russia

7th place game edit

12 September 2003 (2003-09-12)
  Scotland 2–1   France

5th place game edit

12 September 2003 (2003-09-12)
  Ukraine 3–0   Ireland

First to fourth place classification edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 September 2003
 
 
  Netherlands5
 
13 September 2003
 
  Germany1
 
  Netherlands5
 
11 September 2003
 
  Spain0
 
  England1 (2)
 
 
  Spain (pen.)1 (3)
 
Third Place
 
 
13 September 2003
 
 
  Germany3
 
 
  England1

Semifinals edit

11 September 2003
11:30
Netherlands   5–1   Germany
Moreira de Melo   2'
Van der Vaart   21'
Van Geenhuizen   27'
Booij   54'
Donners   69'
Report Rinne   8'

11 September 2003
14:30
England   1–1   Spain
Ellis   7' Report Camón   31'
Penalties
Walker  
King  
Clewlow  
Walsh  
Wright  
——
Walsh  
2–3   López
  Camón
  Muñoz
  Manrique
  Del Mar Feito
——
  López

Third and fourth place edit

13 September 2003
10:30
Germany   3–1   England
Rinne   2'33'42' Report J. Smith   41'

Final edit

13 September 2003
13:00
Netherlands   5–0   Spain
Donners   4'22'
Lammers   30'
Booij   49'
Van Geenhuizen   54'
Report

Final standings edit

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
    Netherlands 7 7 0 0 50 3 +47 21 Qualified for 2004 Summer Olympics
    Spain (H) 7 4 1 2 17 9 +8 13
    Germany 7 5 0 2 29 15 +14 15
4   England 7 5 1 1 28 5 +23 16
5   Ukraine 7 3 2 2 19 22 −3 11
6   Ireland 7 3 1 3 8 14 −6 10
7   Scotland 7 3 0 4 13 20 −7 9
8   France 7 2 0 5 9 21 −12 6
9   Azerbaijan 7 3 1 3 11 20 −9 10 Relegated to EuroHockey Nations Trophy
10   Russia 7 1 1 5 9 31 −22 4
11   Italy 7 2 1 4 12 28 −16 7
12   Wales 7 0 0 7 5 22 −17 0
Source: EuroHockey2003
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers edit

There were 210 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 5 goals per match.

11 goals

9 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: EHF

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Field hockey - Women's Eurohockey Nations Championship - 2003 - Home". the-sports.org. 2007.
  2. ^ a b Regulations